”“Where?” Blaine asked.“It’s a town in Iowa. The whole area is farm country and my two concubines both grew up on farms,” Linus said. “A...nyways, Tracy has some experience with plants and she tells me that we’ll want to get some plants growing as soon as we can.”“Why?” Morgause asked.“Partly just to keep the dust and dirt down. Otherwise the wind can pick up any small bits of rock and carry them around. Tracy went to some college classes and she said part of the reason there were huge dust storms. Wow. Good call. And the drop earrings?" I just thought with her hair and the dress that they'd look pretty...ohgod." I put my head in my hands. "I'm scaring myself." Why?" Because I'm giving the judge fashion advice that works?" So?" So? So?" Yeah, so. You have great style. Better than me." But, it's one thing when it's me and another when it's her."She paused again, "OK, whatever," she said, with a smile. "Why didn'tyou send her a picture?" Because..." Because why? Because you want to. I expect Martha will buy you when I explain, because I outbid her for Helen as well."Jacqui didn't know whether to be angry or frightened at this arbitrary dumping in favour of this Helen. Looking at her rival, Jacqui saw why she appealed to Karl, if Paula's outfit was anything to go by. Paula's artificial 'little girl' look was natural to Helen. Although she was some six inches taller than Karl, her reddish-blonde hair and a pale face, green eyes, and a figure that looked still to have. Returning later she found them deep in conversation discussing the many new treatments and abuses they would use on the children and the benefits of the latest stainless steel equipment that had recently come onto the market.Rachel Jones, a life-long friend of Alice’s was appointed as cook and was left to hire the staff she needed to operate the new kitchens. Also hired was James Jones, Rachel’s son who is an experienced chemist. His role would be to experiment with new and more powerful drugs.